Looking at Phil Steele’s roster comparison from 2024 preseason…
Ratings of (2025) draft eligible (3rd or later year) players:
QB: Ewers (6 in nation), Arnold (too young)
RB: OU’s Sawchick (11, he just portaled out, I think), Sam Franklin (68, I have no idea who this is), No Texas player listed, Blue was drafted.
WR: Bond (11, UDFA), Burks (12, coming back), Anderson (15, portaled), Boldin (49, UDFA), Farouq (52, portaled), no Golden listed (1st round)
TE: Helm (25, drafted), Sharp (48, portaled)
Center: Majors (25, UDFA), Hickman (33, returning?)
G: Banks (1, huge fuck up by Steele, some NfL guy must have told him Banks projected as guard, drafted 1st round), Conner (36 drafted), Campbell (38, returning), no Sooners
T: sexton (68, returning), no Cam Williams (drafted)
DE: Burke (11, passed by Simmons), Sorrell(23, drafted), Downs (43, UDFA)
DT: Collins (19, drafted), Broughton (27, drafted), Damonic Williams (33, bad draft grade and returned), Lole (53, GA)
OLB: T. Moore (5, returning), Stutsman (7, drafted), Lewis (21, returning), Finley (43, portaled)
ILB: Gbenda (65)
CB: Barron (17, 1st round), G. Williams (34, returning?)
FS: Bowman (3, drafted), Taaffe (23, AA, return)
SS: Mukuba (15, drafted)
You see a trend- Texas players typically either outperformed the expectations or were supplanted. Sooners…not so much.
Unit Rankings for preseason 2024-
QB: Texas (1), OU (43)
RB: Texas (10), OU (21)
Receivers: Oklahoma (6!), Texas (19)
OL: Texas (2), OU (47)
DL: Texas (18), OU (21)
LB: OU (2), Texas (4)
DB: OU (2), Texas (16)
Again, Texas units mostly met or exceeded expectations, OU not so much.
Texas seems to be better at scouting and coaching players and positions.